Monroe County (N.Y.)

Abstract

This collection consists of the records created during daily activities of past Rochester City Historians, Joseph Barnes, Edward Foreman, Blake McKelvey, and Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck. The materials date between 1818 and 2007. The records consist of correspondence, special projects, publications, events, and subject research files.

Abstract

This collection consists of records of Woman's Christian Temperance Union in the village of Fairport, New York and of the Monroe County, New York annual meetings and other county-wide events. The records consist of ledger books maintained by recording and corresponding secretaries, and of executive committee meeting minutes. The records date between 1877 and 1941.

Scope and Content Note

The Works Progress Administration was a federal project of the 1930s, part of the "alphabet soup" of Great Depression public relief projects. It primarily supported public works projects. The materials in this collection cover various topics relating to W.P.A. projects for Monroe County, New York. They include correspondence, geodetic info, resolutions, road costs, the Rush Town Hall, and the Rush Rifle Range. The materials date from 1935 to 1942.

Scope and Contents The Works Progress Administration was a federal relief project of the Great Depression era. The Writer' Project provided work for people involved in creative or administrative work by doing writing and or research heavy tasks. The Place Names project involved cataloging and documenting the origins of place names. Materials in this collection include half-sheets of paper with geographical information. They record geographical, political, historical, and geological facts for the counties of...